Indigenous Law and Politics

Catalog description

This course offers an introduction to indigenous affairs and law. Students are challenged to critically analyze the roles and structures of colonization, law, political institutions, and political processes in terms of how they impact indigenous and non-indigenous communities. Through their examination of legal policy and case law, students will evaluate how law and courts have impacted indigenous sovereignty as well as how contemporary law can enable or restrict indigeneity, repatriation, legal pluralism, and rights advocacy.